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• Echelon formation — An echelon formation is a military formation in which members are arranged diagonally. Each member is stationed behind and to the right (a right echelon ), or behind and to the left ( left echelon ), of the member ahead. The name of the formation …   Wikipedia

• echelon — I. noun Etymology: French échelon, literally, rung of a ladder, from Old French eschelon, from eschele ladder, from Late Latin scala Date: 1796 1. a. (1) an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• echelon — [esh′ə län΄] n. [Fr échelon, ladder rung < échelle < OFr eschelle < L scala, ladder: see SCALE1] 1. a) a steplike formation of ships or troops, in which each unit is slightly to the left or right of the one preceding it b) a similar… …   English World dictionary

• echelon — /ˈɛʃəlɒn / (say eshuhlon) noun 1. a level of command: in the higher echelons. 2. a formation of troops, ships, aeroplanes, etc., in which groups are disposed in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front, so that the whole… …  

• echelon — echelonment, n. /esh euh lon /, n. 1. a level of command, authority, or rank: the top echelon of city officials. 2. a formation of troops, ships, airplanes, etc., in which groups of soldiers or individual vehicles or craft are arranged in… …   Universalium

• echelon — i. An arrangement of aircraft flying a formation in which each flies at a level above or below another aircraft in the formation and usually at a distance to the right or the left. Aircraft are said to be in the echelon port or the starboard,… …   Aviation dictionary

• echelon — ech•e•lon [[t]ˈɛʃ əˌlɒn[/t]] n. 1) a level of command, authority, or rank 2) mil a stepped formation, as of troops, ships, or planes, in which individuals or elements are arranged in parallel lines, each to the right or left of the one in front… …   From formal English to slang

• Battle of Cannae — For the 11th century battle in the Byzantine conquest of the Mezzogiorno, see Battle of Cannae (1018). Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Cannae partof=the Second Punic War caption=Hannibal s route of invasion. date=August 2 216 BC… …   Wikipedia

• Brevity code — Contents 1 American/NATO codes 1.1 A 1.2 B 1.3 C …   Wikipedia

• Flanking maneuver — In military tactics, a flanking maneuver, also called a attack, is an attack on the sides of an opposing force. If a flanking maneuver succeeds, the opposing force would be surrounded from two or more directions, which significantly reduces the… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Greek warfare — This article aims to give an overview of warfare in the Ancient Greek Archaic and Classical periods (approximately 750 320 BC); dealing with the history, the changing nature of warfare and the developments in tactics and strategy during these… …   Wikipedia